Jon Green
Director of Worship
The Worship Follies pt. 1
07/10/07
The Worship Follies pt. 1
I am going to be making a series of blog posts related to misconceptions about worship and faith. This first one is just a comment to a video by Brian Mclaren that describes a common problem in the church well. I really like what he has to say about worship and how sometimes we trivialize the reality of faith by demanding certain experiences or feelings when we come to worship.Whether those are feelings of nostalgia, like hearing a song we love, or feelings of great emotion, we often define our worship by these. I think the biggest problem with that is not these experiences are bad, but that they become our definition of worship and choke out the reality that God and His grace should define our worship.
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Comment from: Pat Mustoe [Visitor] 
Jon,
Well put.
I hope I can do as well. Is it ok for me to complain about complainers? No? Ok. Well that takes away my thunder, dog gone it. Hey, I guess worship IS for us in that otherwise what do we have to give to Jesus? And yes the music and singing helps tremendously but I bet God appreciates each and every note, voice, word, and heart that follows the lead of the worship team regardless of the style of the music, the talent, etc. I surely hope that worship is more about God than a performance. Thank the entire worship team for their efforts in leading those that care to follow in worship with faith in God.
They say that your memory is the second thing to go and I can't remember what they say the first is to go but thanks so much for showing the words both on the screen and on paper. It's fun to take them home, read them, and try to memorize them.
They sort of get in your heart that way.
Well put.
I hope I can do as well. Is it ok for me to complain about complainers? No? Ok. Well that takes away my thunder, dog gone it. Hey, I guess worship IS for us in that otherwise what do we have to give to Jesus? And yes the music and singing helps tremendously but I bet God appreciates each and every note, voice, word, and heart that follows the lead of the worship team regardless of the style of the music, the talent, etc. I surely hope that worship is more about God than a performance. Thank the entire worship team for their efforts in leading those that care to follow in worship with faith in God.
They say that your memory is the second thing to go and I can't remember what they say the first is to go but thanks so much for showing the words both on the screen and on paper. It's fun to take them home, read them, and try to memorize them.
They sort of get in your heart that way.
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